"Kid, who are you! We have no grievances, no enmity! Why have you captured me? Release me at once! Otherwise, you can wait to face the wrath of our Miao Clan from the Vermilion Bird Realm!" The yellow-shirted youth began to rage, snarling viciously at Ye Yunfei.
"From this moment on, I ask, you answer. No useless words! Or else, don't blame me for being impolite!" Ye Yunfei's face darkened as he spoke coldly.
"Do you know Miao Ziqiong?" Ye Yunfei asked.
"What? Why are you asking about Miao Ziqiong! Just who are you? How do you know that cheap slut!" Upon hearing the question, the yellow-shirted youth was shocked.
Hearing the words "cheap slut," Ye Yunfei didn't waste a single breath. He directly took out a black poison pill and shoved it into the yellow-shirted youth's mouth.
Aaaaah…
The next moment, the youth began to howl miserably, thrashing and rolling back and forth on the ground, his screams unbearably shrill.
"You… you dare! You dare to feed the young master of the Miao Clan such a vicious pill! You're seeking death!" Seeing this, the old man who had spoken earlier was both shocked and furious as he shouted at Ye Yunfei.
This old man was an early-stage Heavenly Boundary Realm cultivator, the personal bodyguard of this yellow-shirted youth.
*Slap!*
Ye Yunfei backhanded him with a single swipe, sending the old man flying. He crashed into the ground far away and fell unconscious.
The other living beings from the Vermilion Bird Realm witnessing this scene all fell into a dead silence, not daring to speak again.
A short while later.
The effects of the pill on the yellow-shirted youth began to ease. He stopped howling, lying there gasping for air, his face deathly pale.
"Now, can you answer my questions? Or would you like to sample the taste of my poison pills again?" Ye Yunfei produced another black poison pill, speaking coldly.
"I'll talk. Whatever you want to know, ask," the yellow-shirted youth said hurriedly, shuddering as he saw the black pill in Ye Yunfei's hand.
This yellow-shirted youth was merely at the Combining Realm. Pampered and coddled since childhood, how could he endure the torment of poison pills?
"Do you know Miao Ziqiong?" Ye Yunfei asked.
"I do. She is the daughter of the Third Prince."
This time, the yellow-shirted youth didn't dare to be stubborn and answered truthfully. Miao Ziqiong's father was the third son of the Vermilion Bird King, referred to within the Vermilion Bird Realm as the Third Prince.
"What is her current situation?" Ye Yunfei asked again.
"She currently resides in Fengyang Palace and has to offer three bowls of Origin Essence Blood every day to treat her daughter. It's said she can last at most one more year before her cultivation is entirely exhausted and her origin is depleted, becoming completely crippled and losing all her power, even potentially dying from it." The yellow-shirted youth hesitated for a moment before answering.
"What?" Upon hearing this, Ye Yunfei's expression drastically changed.
"You… what is your relationship to Miao Ziqiong exactly?" Seeing Ye Yunfei's reaction, the youth couldn't help but become suspicious, questioning Ye Yunfei.
"Do not ask what you shouldn't! Or I'll let you taste the poison pill again." Ye Yunfei glared at him.
The yellow-shirted youth was frightened and didn't dare ask further.
"Is Miao Ziqiong's daughter called Xiao Fei? What illness does Xiao Fei actually have that she requires three bowls of her mother's Origin Essence Blood daily for treatment! Whose idea was this!" Ye Yunfei asked again.
"While Xiao Fei was out on a mission, she encountered powerful enemies and was poisoned heavily, falling into an unconscious coma. After being examined by the old Wizard of our clan, to cure this poison, a close blood relative must offer three bowls of Origin Essence Blood daily to sustain her life. Otherwise, Xiao Fei could die at any time." The yellow-shirted youth replied.
In fact, Ye Yunfei had heard this before. Back when a few beings from the Vermilion Bird Realm Miao Clan went to the Canghuang Realm to bring Miao Ziqiong back, this was the reason they gave.
"Old Wizard…" Ye Yunfei's gaze turned extremely icy upon hearing this.
Ye Yunfei was certain that the old Wizard was deliberately targeting his mother. Because based on Ye Yunfei's knowledge and understanding, there seemed to be no poison in the entire world that required three bowls of Origin Essence Blood from a close relative to cure.
"Most likely, the old Wizard is backed by the Eldest Prince or the Second Prince of the Vermilion Bird King. The main reason they are targeting my mother is naturally because she possesses a Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian of exceptionally high bloodline purity within her body. Once fully awakened, she would be the strongest contender to become the next Vermilion Bird King!" After brief consideration, Ye Yunfei roughly guessed what was going on.
"Do both Miao Ziqiong and Xiao Fei reside in Fengyang Palace?" Ye Yunfei looked at the yellow-shirted youth and asked again.
"Yes. Both mother and daughter live in Fengyang Palace. Fengyang Palace is guarded by men sent by the old Wizard. They cannot leave even half a step."
"What?! They are not prisoners! Why has the old Wizard sent guards to Fengyang Palace?!" Ye Yunfei raged.
"The old Wizard says that Xiao Fei is one of our Miao Clan's outstanding disciples. Now that she has been attacked by unknown enemies and severely poisoned, lying unconscious, it is necessary to post guards for protection to prevent further attacks. As for Miao Ziqiong, because she has to offer Origin Essence Blood daily for Xiao Fei, she also cannot leave Fengyang Palace."
"What about the Third Prince? Isn't the Third Prince Miao Ziqiong's father? Does he care about his daughter?" Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and asked again.
As the Third Prince was Miao Ziqiong's father and the third son of the Vermilion Bird King, his status within the Vermilion Bird Realm should be considerable. With his daughter and granddaughter suffering simultaneously, he should be very concerned.
"The Third Prince cannot enter Fengyang Palace without the old Wizard's permission." The yellow-shirted youth said.
"What?! Isn't the Third Prince the third son of the Vermilion Bird King! Given his status, does he need the old Wizard's permission to visit his own daughter and granddaughter? What kind of sense does that make!" Ye Yunfei couldn't help but be furious.
"Within the Vermilion Bird Realm, the Third Prince's status is far inferior to the old Wizard. The old Wizard is the right and left arm of the Vermilion Bird King. Almost all significant matters within our Vermilion Bird Realm require the participation and decision of the old Wizard. One could say that aside from the Vermilion Bird King himself, the old Wizard holds the highest status in our realm. Although the Third Prince is the third son of the Vermilion Bird King, he never awakened the Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian, his strength is weak, and his status within the clan is not high. He is even regarded as a disgrace to our clan! The Eldest Prince and Second Prince are different; both are among the top-tier experts in our Vermilion Bird Realm. Even the old Wizard treats these two princes with great courtesy and respect." The yellow-shirted youth answered.
"So that's how it is."
Ye Yunfei now roughly understood the standing of his mother's family within the Vermilion Bird Realm Miao Clan.
Despised and ostracized!
Moreover, Ye Yunfei suspected that the hidden culprit behind Xiao Fei being attacked by unknown enemies while carrying out a clan mission was certainly linked to the Eldest Prince or Second Prince! Because Xiao Fei had also awakened the Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian within her body, and her bloodline was extremely pure! Naturally, she would become a thorn in the sides of the Eldest Prince and Second Prince!
And that old Wizard was an accomplice!
Ultimately, both mother and daughter were victims of the Miao Clan's internal power struggles!